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After a three-goal first period, it looked like the Caps would cruise to yet another home win. But Anaheim scored two goals in the second and two again in the third to eventually knot the game.
Then the Caps’ third line got on the board again. Brett Connolly pulled up on the rush and found Zach Sanford in the slot, and Sanford’s shot bested John Gibson for the game-winner.
Here’s Saturday night’s Plus/Minus:
And now, this..
???? @Backstrom19 blows past his 700th @NHL point with a goal and assist, so far, in tonight’s @Capitals game for a seven-game point streak. pic.twitter.com/SzfNQpEy04
— NHLPA (@NHLPA) February 12, 2017
Ten more notes on the game:
The Caps have been on the fortunate end of both shooting and save percentage this calendar year, and both of those were bound to come down at some point. The Caps in the last week are starting to see that for save percentage. But now that they’ve reached their week off, the team has plenty of time to rest, refocus, and get back on its defensive game—and try to keep up the offensive magic, too.
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